38 Pontiac Coupe Trunk Dent repair and body work

In this video I work on getting all the dents out of the trunk using a stud welder and smooth out some welds using a hand held planishing hammer. We then take to doing the body work on the trunk to get the car closer to primer.

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Looking great I know you have done that before. That's the part no 9ne likes to do is the body work a whole lotta sanding once you get it primerd you can put the guid coat and see depending on what color you'll know how much more work you'll put into the body work.

I would have skim coat the whole trunk sand just until you see metal be nice and straight I've had plenty of experience with bondo. Took me many year's to get the art down pact. I first started I was just covering where the dent was at so I kept on adding and sanding until this old timer showed me a few tricks on covering the whole area with a skim coat less sanding.

Cool! Have you ever used a shrinking disk on some of those body panels? It's on my list of things to try. The dents that aren't creased … I've used a combination of heat and ice to get them to pop back out. During the summer months I would just set the panel needing work out in the sun and it will often heat up enough for that. Then I will rub ice cubes around the outside edges of the dent to get it to pop back into place. The same thing can be accomplished with a heat gun, and ice cubes/dry ice/or canned air. Often works very well when you're trying to avoid repainting a panel.

You have some really awesome tools. The "Hammer & Dolly on steroids" for example is a tool I've never seen before in my life. …and I'm old! By the way… Since you're down to the metal, have you thought about hiding the gas door? Perhaps in the trunk? ..or behind a tail light like in the 1950's or behind the license plate as in the 60's to 80's? …or at least move it to the driver's side?

Would it kill you to show the process of using the stud gun in real time? What's the point of fast motion anyways? I just don't get it. Not to mention the horrible music you youtubers seem to think us viewers want to listen to. Believe it or not there are actually youtube channels dedicated to music,,,and we get to choose our own. If you're using a grinder, I want to listen to the grinder,,,in ,,,real ,,,,time. Isn't that the point of making the video. For people to watch what you're doing. If you think that would be boring, at least it makes more sense then fast motion where you don't really see anything. Plus it's definitely impossible to learn anything when the process is going a million miles an hour !!!

Hey Brent , have never used a planishing hammer or a stud welder. Back in school we learned to braze a leftover piece of brazing rod to the lowest spot and with a vice grip on the rod and a piece of wood scrap across the low spot you would roll the vice grip back and the dent would lift up. Repeat the process as required. Happy to see the body work action .Don't rush… but waiting to see in primer.